Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Statutes of the Order of the Garter Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Statutes of the Order of the Garter including Dispensations. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">ELIZABETH R.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">WHEREAS by the Statutes of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, it is enjoined that the Knights Elect of the said Order shall be elected, invested and installed before they may be received and admitted as Companions into the Fellowship of the said Order, We, the Sovereign of the said Most Noble Order, have nevertheless resolved henceforth to dispense in all cases with such election and have furthermore resolved that all these whom We, as Sovereign of the said Order, shall hereafter declare to be Knights Companions of the said Order shall be received and admitted as such at and from the time of such Our declaration and in advance of any ceremonies of Investiture or Installation or other preliminaries heretofore required by custom or by Statute, any Statute, Decree, Rule or Usage to the contrary notwithstanding.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words">GIVEN at our Court at Sandringham under Our Royal Sign Manual and the Signet of Our said Order this Second day of January One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three in the First year of Our Reign.</p> <p class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:right;">By the Sovereign's Command,</p> <p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words" style="text-align:right;">HALIFAX, <br />Chancellor of the Order of the Garter.</p> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Edward, 1st Earl of Halifax (Chancellor of the Order of the Garter) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Signet of the Order of the Garter (not shown) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a printed edition of the statutes and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Although the last Knights Companions were elected in 1860, the process wasn't formally abolished until this Statute was made in 1953. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Statute of the Order of the Garter Dispensing With the Election of Knights Companions [1953-01-02] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II making a Statute of the Order of the Garter permanently dispensing with the election of Knights Companions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <em>Statutes of the Most Noble Order of the Garter</em> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-01-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Chancellor of the Garter Honors Monarch Order of the Garter Royal Prerogative Statutes of Chivalric Orders